Weekend Entertainment

Published 7:00 pm, Saturday, August 2, 2008

The free annual Summer Sunday Lawn concert at the Museum of the Southwest, 1705 W. Missouri Ave., continues today with Smythe and amp; Taylor, sponsored by The Bosworth Company and 1070 KWEL.

The schedule closes with The Shades, Aug. 10, sponsored by Midland Pediatrics Associates and 97 Gold.

The performances run from 7:45 to 8:45 p.m. and are not held in the event of rain. The series is free and designed for the family. Bring lawn chairs or blankets to sit on. Many bring their dinner or snacks. The series is co-sponsored by the Reporter-Telegram and CBS7.

Monday

Allegro

ODESSA - Allegro is conducting a Messiah Choral Festival in conjunction with the University of Texas of the Permian Basin beginning Monday.

The festival will culminate in a performance of Handel's "Messiah" with chorus, soloists and orchestra Friday.

"There is still time to sign up for the festival if people are interested," said Michael Jordan, professor of music theory and studio voice at Midland college and a member of Allegro. For more information, call Jordan at (432) 425-9836.

Tuesday

Membership tea

Midland Opera Theater is hosting a free membership tea at 4 p.m. Tuesday. For reservations and more information, call 699-4759.

Gates open Saturday at 10 a.m. and close at 11:30 p.m. For a list of performers go to www.rockthedesert.com. for more information, call 697-4548, Advance tickets, priced at ,20, are on sale at Midland/Odessa Chick-Fil-A Restaurants, Midland Mardel Christian Supply, and Odessa Family Christian Store. Tickets at the gate are ,25.

The show starts at 5 p.m. at Grande Communications Stadium. For more information, call (432) 683-3381. Ages 12 and under will be admitted free.

Dedication ceremony

ODESSA - The Permian Basin Poetry Society's anthology "Oil and amp; Water" (Treasures of West Texas) has been dedicated to the Odessa Police Department's three fallen officers.

Copies of the book of poems will be presented to each officer's family and to the Odessa Police Department. The ceremony is set for 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 9, at the Presidential Museum, 4919 E. University. The public is invited, no charge.

ODESSA - On Aug. 16 - the date of Elvis's death in 1977 - "Remember the King" will be presented at 8 p.m. at Deaderick Auditorium, Odessa College campus.

Tickets, priced at ,20, are on sale at 1404 W. Wall, Adcock's Ideal Cleaners or at KWEL, and in Odessa, at the Briar Patch, 1215 E. 8th St. The concert is a fund raiser for the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. No reserved seating except for Cystic Fibrosis patients and their parents and sponsors.